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Surname
HEYES
Forename
John
Day
23
Month
04
Year
1914
Age
27
Occupation
Shotlighter
Mine/Quarry Name
Parr, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Richard Evans & Co. Ltd
Location
St Helens
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Deceased fired a shot in the top coal of the Wigan 9 feet seam and failed to take sufficient shelter he was struck on the neck by a piece of flying debris which severed the main artery so that be died in a few minutes.